Barcelona midfield gem at suspension risk heading into Athletic Club clash

Following their midweek Copa del Rey elimination towards Atletico Madrid, FC Barcelona will lock horns with Athletic Membership later tonight at San Mames in matchday 27 of La Liga.

The Blaugrana will probably be gunning for a victory with a view to restore their four-point lead on the prime of the desk after Actual Madrid decreased the hole with a win over Celta Vigo on Friday evening.

Barça go into the sport with a number of essential absentees, as Frenkie de Jong and Andreas Christensen have been joined by Jules Kounde and Alejandro Balde within the infirmary.

With the ultimate part of the season on the horizon, Barcelona will want each participant out there as they chase two trophies.

Marc Bernal vulnerable to suspension

As such, Marc Bernal will must be cautious on the disciplinary facet of issues if he performs tonight at San Mames towards Athletic Membership.

The 18-year-old midfield wonderkid has been in sensational type of late, scoring twice within the recreation vs Atletico Madrid, serving to Barcelona virtually pull off the unbelievable.

Nonetheless, heading into tonight’s league recreation, Bernal is on 4 yellow playing cards, which means one other warning will take that tally to 5 and earn him an computerized one-match suspension for accumulation of playing cards.

It might result in the La Masia midfield ace lacking the subsequent La Liga recreation towards Sevilla, which will probably be a significant blow for Barcelona, particularly with Frenkie de Jong not returning to motion for just a few extra weeks.

After a gradual begin to the season following his return from ACL damage, Bernal has grown in stature within the crew in latest weeks.

To date, he has made 22 appearances throughout all competitions, scoring 4 and helping one aim within the course of.

In the meantime, De Jong and Kounde, too, are on 4 yellow playing cards in La Liga, however won’t be in motion tonight attributable to accidents.